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Information about a book commonly includes:  
Information about a book commonly includes:  
* book title
* book title
* book author
* book author - see [[hcard|hCard]]
* book editor(s)
* book editor(s) - see [[hcard|hCard]]
* book translator
* book translator - see [[hcard|hCard]]
* classification (e.g. fiction, non-fiction)
* classification (e.g. fiction, non-fiction)
* cover thumbnail
* cover thumbnail
* price
* price - see proposed [[currency]] microformat
* publisher
* publisher - see [[hcard|hCard]]
* date of publication
* date of publication
* number of pages
* number of pages
* ISBN
* ISBN

Revision as of 19:22, 30 April 2007

The book-info microformat

In discussions about the hReview microformat, it has been suggested that it would be useful to have a book-info format to markup book metadata. This page is dedicated to developing such a format. The book-info-examples page has examples of pages that present book information, particularly reviews.

Book metadata

Information about a book commonly includes:

  • book title
  • book author - see hCard
  • book editor(s) - see hCard
  • book translator - see hCard
  • classification (e.g. fiction, non-fiction)
  • cover thumbnail
  • price - see proposed currency microformat
  • publisher - see hCard
  • date of publication
  • number of pages
  • ISBN